Women's Soccer

WUSA Draft to Take Place February 2

Jan 08, 2003

Jan. 8, 2003

ATLANTA -
The stars of tomorrow will be on display as the 2003 WUSA (Women's United Soccer Association) Player Draft will take place on Sunday, February 2 in Atlanta, Ga. The draft will take place at the WUSA headquarters and is slated to begin at 8:30 am (PST).

Comprised of four rounds, the 2003 WUSA Draft will feature the top college and amateur talent in the world of women's soccer. During the first round,each team will have five minutes to make a selection. During rounds two through four, the time to make a selection will be cut down to three minutes. Each team will own two timeouts (consisting of five minutes) and
can negotiate trades until time of time of selection.

Due to an off-season trade, the San Diego Spirit will have the first overall pick in the draft. New York is second followed by Boston in the third position. Thanks to off-season trades, Philadelphia will have the first of its three first round picks with the fourth overall selection. The Charge also controls the sixth and seventh picks in the first round. Atlanta will select fifth and Founders Cup II champion Carolina has the eighth and final
pick of the first round. San Jose and Washington do not have a draft pick until round two due to off-season trades.

A few of the standouts expected to be selected early in the 2003 WUSA Draft include U.S. national team players Aly Wagner (Santa Clara), Hope Solo (Washington), Christie Welsh (Penn State) and Devvyn Hawkins (Santa Clara).

An overview of WUSA Draft Day 2003 follows:

WHAT: WUSA Draft, Four-round player draft of top college and amateur talent.
WHEN: Sunday, February 2 at 11:30 am ET
WHERE: WUSA League Headquarters at Cox Central Park
WHO: The top college stars along with select international and domestic players
COVERAGE: For complete coverage during the WUSA Draft Weekend, go to www.WUSA.com.
DRAFT RULES:During the first round, after each pick, the next team has no longer than five
minutes to make its selection.
- During rounds two through four, after each pick, the next team has no longer than three minutes to make its selection.
- There will be a five-minute break between rounds.
- Trades can be negotiated until time of selection.
- Each team owns two timeouts (consisting of five minutes each).

The following is the current draft order for the 2003 WUSA Draft (subject to change):